Purpose This descriptive study determined lawyers’ beliefs about mental illnesses and their tendency to stigmatize people with mental illnesses. Design and Methods The sample consisted of 181 lawyers. Data were collected using a demographic characteristics form, the Beliefs toward Mental Illness Scale (BMI), and the Stigma Scale (SS). Findings Participants felt compassion, uneasiness, curiosity, and pity for people with mental illnesses. Participants had a mean BMI and SS score of 1.99 ± 0.70 and 2.19 ± 0.61, respectively. Their BMI and SS scores were moderately and positively correlated (r = 0.554) Practice İmplications Lawyers should be informed about mental illness by courses within the context of health education in law schools’ curricula. Future studies should focus on other community leaders’ beliefs about mental illness and their tendency to stigmatize people with mental illnesses.

Standart hasta kullanarak yapılan simülasyon eğitiminin intörn hemşirelerin empati düzeyleri ve problem çözme becerileri üzerine etkisini değerlendirmektir. Yöntem: Araştırmanın örneklemini 39 intörn hemşire oluşturmuştur. Öğrenciler iki gruba ayrılmış ve her grup iki ayrı vaka ile hazırlanmış senaryo ile çalıştırılmıştır. Gruplar farklı günlerde simülasyon uygulamasına alınmıştır. Veri toplama formları tüm öğrencilere simülasyon uygulamasına başlamadan önce ve simülasyon uygulaması tamamlandıktan sonra olmak üzere ön test-son test şeklinde uygulanmıştır. Çalışmada veri toplama formları olarak öğrenci bilgi formu, Problem çözme Ölçeği,

Çalışmanın amacı, yetişkin bireylerde psikolojik belirtilerin düzeylerini ve psikolojik belirtileri etkileyen demografik özellikleri belirlemektir. Araştırmanın evrenini Türkiye’de yaşayan 18-65 yaş arası bireyler oluşturdu. Araştırmada gelişigüzel örnekleme yöntemi ile 1448 bireye ulaşıldı. Veriler, çevrimiçi ortamda 11 soruluk Bilgi Formu ve Kısa Semptom Envanteri (KSE) ile toplandı. Bireylerin anksiyete puanı ailede ruhsal bozukluk tanısı almış birey bulunanlarda daha yüksek olduğu belirlendi (p

The Effect of Assertiveness Skills Training on Self-Esteem and Internalized Stigmatization of Chronic Psychiatric PatientsAim: This study was planned to evaluate the effect of assertiveness skill training on chronic psychiatric patients on self-esteem and internalized stigmatization levels of patients. Method: This study is intervention study consisting of a single group of repeated measures. The research will be conducted in the Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) of a hospital affiliated to the Ministry of Health in Konya. All patients will be included in the study except for those patients with acute symptoms and mental retardation who are consulted from the CMHC team. The data was collected through face-to-face interviews. The data will be collected using the Information form, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the Internalized Stigmatization Scale for Mental Illness. The analysis of the data was obtained by using descriptive statistics (frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviations) and analysis of variance in repeated measurements. A probability value of p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Although assertiveness skills training applied to chronic psychiatric patients decreased the mean self-esteem of the patients, it was found to be not significant (p=0.542). Education on internalized stigmatization is found to be effective (p=0.002). Conclusion: Assertiveness skills training is thought to be effective methods to increase the low self-esteem of patients and to combat internalized stigmatization.